I graduated in 1952 and went to Europe, with Niki and our first child Laura, who was then a year old. Harry Mathews childeuropegraduate Change image and share on social
I thought Cheever was magnificent and that if I could write like him that would be the best I could do. And then I realized that what I really wanted to write had nothing to do with what he was doing. Harry Mathews cheevermagnificentrealize Change image and share on social
It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. Harry Mathews boychildcompany share on social
I left Princeton, but I graduated Harvard, in 1952. Harry Mathews graduateharvardleave Change image and share on social
I also had this mistaken dream, fantasy really - perhaps because I'm good at languages - of being able in both Italy and France to become someone else through my fluency in the language. Harry Mathews dreamfantasyfluency Change image and share on social
